NEW YORK, June 19—Zero Circle today announced that Kevin Self, a strategy and sustainability executive, has joined the company’s advisory board.
Self has decades of experience developing and executing growth and sustainability-focused strategies. Additionally, he has led government affairs and corporate development efforts for global companies. He recently retired as senior vice president strategy, business development & government affairs at Schneider Electric, a post he held since 2015. In 2021, Corporate Knights named Schneider Electric “the world’s most sustainable company.”
Prior to Schneider Electric, Self held executive leadership positions at Johnson Controls, MillerCoors and GE Healthcare. Earlier in his career, Self led numerous client engagements at McKinsey & Company.
In addition to Zero Circle, Self is a member of the XPRIZE Climate & Energy Brain Trust and co-chair of the Erb Institute Advisory Board at the University of Michigan, whose mission is to create a sustainable world through the power of business. He also has served as a volunteer board member with the Alliance to Save Energy, Advanced Energy United, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), and Institute for Sustainability & Energy at Northwestern University and is a co-founder of Voices for Carbon Neutrality, a group of faculty, staff, and alumni leaders actively advocating for carbon neutrality at the University of Michigan.
“Kevin Self has a track record of strengthening companies’ competitive positions today and setting them up for long-term, sustainable growth,” said Zero Circle CEO Hemanth Setty. “We look forward to his insights and guidance to help grow our platform and make a strong, positive impact on mitigating the climate crisis.”
“Zero Circle has created a unique marketplace that matches banks, governments and other funding institutions with companies that need to finance projects that reduce their carbon footprints,” said Self. “They enable the flow of money needed to help businesses transition to sustainable operations, and I look forward to working with the team to help accelerate the company’s growth.”
Self received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering science and bioengineering respectively from the University of Michigan and an MBA in strategy from Northwestern University. He lives in Ann Arbor, Mich.
About Zero Circle
Zero Circle is a green finance marketplace that simplifies access to green capital for businesses. Its AI-powered platform streamlines sustainability assessments and reporting and automates financial key performance indicators (KPIs) to incentivize green financing. The company helps its customers finance and build sustainable practices by tracking, managing, and reporting sustainability and financial performance with lenders, partners, and customers.
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